Article: Father killed with Samurai sword.

A FATHER who confronted a gang of youths in a bustling street was murdered with a weapon thought to be a samurai sword.

The killing of 31-year-old Robert Dunn horrified children and shoppers who were passing by in the middle of Saturday afternoon.

Mr Dunn, a scaffolder who had a nine- month- old son, Liam, had walked to a parade of shops near his home in Middlesbrough.

He became involved in an argument with a gang loitering nearby and one of the youths produced the murderous blade, stabbing him once in the back.

Mr Dunn, described as a popular member of the community, rapidly bled to death. Yesterday, his distraught girlfriend, Julie, ...

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